What's On Today

By STEPHANIE RUSSELL

Published: July 25, 2011

8 P.M. (National Geographic) HITLER'S SUICIDE SHIP This is the story of one of Hitler's prized warships, the Admiral Graf Spee, above, which was blown up by its own captain, Hans Langsdorff, in December 1939 after a battle with British ships
off the coast of Uruguay. Though the Graf Spee was more technologically advanced and had heavier artillery, Langsdorff tried to win by evading opponents instead of attacking. He then committed suicide. ''Gestapo
Chief,'' at 9, follows the husband-and-wife team Serge and Beate Klarsfeld as they search for Nazis and try to bring them to justice. Kurt Lischka, once the Gestapo chief in Paris and responsible for the
deaths of tens of thousands of Jews, was allowed to live openly in West Germany instead of paying for his crimes. The couple shadowed Lischka for almost nine years and eventually planned a kidnapping that ended
in the couple's arrest in 1974. On ''Hunting Hitler's Generals,'' at 10, Allied operatives are ordered to capture or kill Gen. Erwin Rommel in his Libyan desert headquarters. Something
went horribly wrong during the mission, and what really happened is still a mystery.

8 P.M. (Fox) HELL'S KITCHEN In the eighth season of this reality competition the chef Gordon Ramsay remains stunned by what he views as his contestants' incompetence.

8 P.M. (FMC) NO WAY OUT (1950) Sidney Poitier made his big-screen debut in this film about racial tensions as a doctor assigned to care for a wounded criminal, played by Richard Widmark (above left, with Mr. Poitier), who despises black people.

8 P.M. (FX) STEP BROTHERS (2008) Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly play adult slackers who go head to head when their parents marry.

8 P.M. (VH1) BASKETBALL WIVES To help Jen and Evelyn mend fences after a fight, Tami breaks into Evelyn's hotel room after she shuts herself in and won't answer the door; then she lets Jen in the room to hash it out.

8 P.M. (Syfy) EUREKA Deputy Sheriff Jo Lupo (Erica Cerra) gets a special eye enhancement that lets her see future security threats to Eureka. But stopping them is another matter. Wil Wheaton and Stan Lee are guest stars.

9 P.M. (TNT) THE CLOSER Detective Andy Flynn (Tony Denison) and Detective Lt. Provenza (G. W. Bailey) try to make easy money by serving court papers for a lawyer, but it turns out to be harder than expected.

9 p.m. (Discovery) MAN VS. WILD Bear Grylls is left on an ice cap covering an active volcano, where a few steps take him from snow to boiling mud. There is little food to be found, and the nearby river crossings are dangerous. On ''Surviving
the Cut,'' at 10, participants on this military training show must learn to operate and remain calm while underwater.

9 P.M. (A&E) HOARDERS Carol has been sleeping in front of her house in a truck because she has hoarded herself out of her home. But now the truck has become packed, and she is out of options.

9 P.M. (HBO) THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH AUNT DIANE Two years ago, in one of the worst car accidents in New York State history, Diane Schuler drove the wrong way on the Taconic State Parkway for almost two miles. She eventually collided with a sport-utility
vehicle, killing eight people, including herself. In the vehicle with her were her daughter and three nieces. She was condemned as a drunk and a careless mother, but this documentary explains why there's perhaps
more to the story.

10 P.M. (Bravo) THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW YORK CITY The women are together for Part 1 of their reunion.

10:30 P.M. (Showtime) THE BIG C Cathy (Laura Linney) runs into Lee (Hugh Dancy), a fellow cancer patient, and has a surprising day with him that ends with them lounging around on his bed. Cathy was on the way to the pawn shop, hoping to bring in some
cash because her husband, Paul (Oliver Platt), had been laid off. STEPHANIE RUSSELL